H. Res. 539 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

April 4, 2014. 

Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, 

declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 

House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill 

(H.R. 1874) to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 

to provide for macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. 

All points of order against consideration of the bill are 

waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall 

not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 

chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 

Budget. After general debate the bill shall be considered for 

amendment under the five-minute rule. The amendments recommended by the Committee on the Budget now printed in 

the bill and the amendment printed in part A of the report 

of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall 

be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee 

of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as 
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read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as 

amended, are waived. No further amendment to the bill, as 

amended, shall be in order except those printed in part B of 

the report of the Committee on Rules. Each further amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, 

may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, 

shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time 

specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 

proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of 

the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. 

All points of order against such further amendments are 

waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 

amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill, as 

amended, to the House with such further amendments as 

may have been adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and any further 

amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 1871) to amend 

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

1985 to reform the budget baseline. All points of order 

against consideration of the bill are waived. The amendment 
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recommended by the Committee on the Budget now printed 

in the bill shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order against 

provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous 

question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any amendment thereto to final passage without 

intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget; and (2) one motion to 

recommit with or without instructions. 

SEC. 3. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 1872) to amend 

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

1985 to increase transparency in Federal budgeting, and for 

other purposes. All points of order against consideration of 

the bill are waived. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Budget now 

printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. The bill, 

as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order 

against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. The 

previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, 

as amended, and on any amendment thereto to final passage 

without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate 

equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking mi-
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nority member of the Committee on the Budget; and (2) one 

motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

Attest: 

Clerk.